Santos, partners add Pavo South-1 to firm 2027 Bedout program
The Santos-operated Bedout joint venture added Pavo South-1 as a second firm exploration well in its 2027 drilling campaign offshore Western Australia, partner Carnarvon Energy announced on 12 November. The group previously planned one firm well and one contingent well.
Pavo South-1 is scheduled to spud in late Q3 2027 using a separate jackup, subject to regulatory approvals and rig allocation. The prospect lies in about 90 m of water in permit WA-438-P, where Carnarvon holds 20%. It targets a 74 million boe prospective resource (Pmean, gross) as an extension of the Pavo oil field discovered in 2022, with a 64% geological chance of success, and a discovery could be tied back to the proposed Dorado facilities.
The first firm well, Ara-1 in WA-435-P (Carnarvon 10%), remains on track for Q2 2027 with the contracted Transocean Equinox semisubmersible and targets an estimated 191 million boe (Pmean, gross) in the previously untested northern fairway.
